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Show LETTER FKOM OPHIR. Trying to Walk Around Spicer the Walkist. Working Mining Locations. iTbri Guardian of Morals at East Canyon. S i will Correspondence of the IJkXiLi-.) Oi HtK Cuy, June l-th, 137 i. I' has been generally conceded that an attempt to elaborate a silken purse out of a sow's car would ultimately ulti-mately result in failure, and that it 1 has hitherto been found an imposai-i imposai-i bihtv to construct a whistle from the cauual appendage of a young swine. In like manner it may be deemed : impossible for me to cull a fresh item ' where the steps of your accomplished correspondent spicer. have trodden; but for this once 1 shall endeavor to bo a .iV, and ferret out something which Spie'cc may havo overlooked. I "The I'tah Mining Adventurers, 1 Limited' ' an Knglish company, some two years since became interested inter-ested in a large nuinlvr ol mining pnt-pecta located in nearly even mining canon from Gphir and Big CoUe'iiwced, south lo Kocky and "sui Francisco I'isliicts. They have now, after a year's non-activity, sent their ; manager to this camp to select one or more of the best ot their numerous inspects and have work commenced commen-ced thereon immediately. The claims are, lirst, the City of Londou, an ex-evLient ex-evLient legation, situated on Chloride llhi. on which considerable money has already been expended and which from present indications bids fair, upon proper development, to ripen ; h'.io A permanent mine. Second, the : Y.uiAdc, jfimaied on Hill, i.ao a :Y.r '.oca lion with average pros- : pcets tor C;,c futurc. j rrvm Uu e:iip the manager will : p:X-Ctd to N Is.l, (IT tne pur- ix-e. tno arioiia ior district where '.c ;uovc nicubonoj companv's prot'f rites arc si'.L-.-Ued. Fourrillis of-ad of-ad tneir eia;:ns wni probaUy be a ban- doued .l- untie for deeiof uieat. Not wishing to further encroach on r-'iccr's fr-.i-egative. I baste a to civ preor.uion. Vuusual acuity :i played in tiic working of the mines, they are d.i:!v iinprjvin. the city is giv" :ng and tiie cry "is ' ( '':r a Xt'-.-e ;u t'phir ! ' X:-uy Yours, |